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John Alexander Kirkham

In memory of:

Private John Alexander Kirkham

August 15, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

231639

Age:

42

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

"B" Coy. 5th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

April 30, 1875

Son of Frederic and Emma Kirkham.

Commemorated on Page 269 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. D. 4.

Location:

Loos (Loos-en-Gohelle) is a village to the north of the road from Lens to Bethune. From Lens, take the N43 towards Bethune. Arriving at Loos, turn right at CWGC sign post. The LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1 kilometre from Loos Church in the southern part of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of September 5, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y231uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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